# Menschen A1.2, Unit 17: Plans on the beach

**Language:** German  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Master talking about your plans by listening to Marie and Finn's conversation on the beach about life after school, which pairs with the themes of unit 17 of Menschen A1.2. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** The beach at Warnemünde at sunset on a summer evening. Marie sat her last school exam today, and she and Finn, a friend from the sailing club, sit on the sand with a drink and talk about what comes next: where she wants to go, who with, and what she wants to be. Finn is in the last year of his carpentry training and has plans of his own. They use du with each other from the first line.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking about someone's plans

Finn congratulates Marie on finishing school and asks what she wants to do now.

### 2. Saying where you want to go

Marie tells Finn she wants to go to New Zealand for a year.

### 3. Saying who you're going with

Finn asks if Paul is going too, and Marie tells him she is going with her sister instead.

### 4. Saying what you want to be

Finn asks Marie what she wants to be, and she tells him about horses and Hannover.

### 5. Talking about someone else's plans

Marie asks Finn about his plans, and he tells her he wants to be a master carpenter with his own workshop.

### 6. Saying how sure you are

Finn is sure about the workshop and less sure about a camper van, and Marie is very sure about the shower.

### 7. Saying when you're leaving

Finn asks when Marie is flying, and they make plans for the summer they have left.